History of Astromony Web Assignment

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History of Astronomy Web Assignment

Using the following websites answer the questions below. Answer the questions below.

Ancient Astronomers

Ancient Astronomers NASA

Greek Astronomers

Greek Astronomers part II

People in Astronomy

People in Astronomy Part II


Hubble Site

NASA

http://library.thinkquest.org/26220/astronomers/ancient_astronomers.html

  1. What is the history of astronomy?

  1. What tools did ancient astronomers use?

  1. Who discovered that the Earth orbits the Sun?

  1. Who was the first person to prove that the Earth rotates?

  1. Who was the first person to explain why the sun and stars move across the sky?


  1. Who was the first person to developed three laws regarding planetary motion?


  1. What are the laws of planetary motion?

  1. Why did ancient civilizations consider astronomy to be important?

  1. What is radio astronomy? When was it discovered?

  1. What is SETI? When was it started? By whom?

  1. Is Pluto a planet? Who decided this?

  1. Who was the first person to go to space on vacation?

  1. How does space research help with homeland security?

  1. Who is the “head honcho” (BOSS) of NASA?

  1. Make a list of astronomers and their discoveries/theories in a time-line format.